diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f7822a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
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+Covers
+*bklt*
+*.aux
+*.log
+*.out
+*.synctex.gz
+*.toc
+*.dvi
+*.odt
+metric*
+*.mx1
+*.abc
+*.bak
+*wc*
+*pdf*
+*build*